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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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